I want to thank everyone who has participated in this RawFoodTalk.com forum. There have been some amazing exchanges here and so many words of wisdom spoken. But its time for me to close this board. I am moving on to new ventures and feel that its time for me to let this go. A forum of this size takes loads of money, time and energy. I have not been keeping up with the forum upgrades, the spam problems, etc…. which is resulting in many disgruntled emails and people calling the office daily. I’m sorry to disappoint the many of you who have spent your time and wonderful words of help and inspiration here. I hope that you have all benefited from this board and that it has helped you on your path to optimal health. I know many of you have made lasting friendships here as well. I will leave this board up for a month of so, so that you may copy what you need and any information you would like to save.

Thank you for being part of the RawFoodTalk.com community! It’s been a wonderful ride! I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for all of you and of course, you can keep up with my adventures through my blog, Facebook and twitter. I am continuing my certification trainings and there will be some exciting new classes, events and projects coming into fruition in the near future!

All my best,
Alissa

Blog Comments

mattshor - 02-08-2009 05:17 PM
As far as the spiral slicer is concerned, I would really recommend the saladacco. It works amazingly well, is a snap to clean and set up and you can get it for under $30.

Keep up the good work though and you'll be doing great.
RawSar - 01-11-2009 11:16 PM
I don't think I have tried any of Ani's Raw Kitchen recipes but I find that most raw recipes call for way too much salt and garlic and even oil. I mostly omit all salt and will add celery instead, same with garlic and oil - I dont have substitute for these but so far all recipes have turned out great without them. Eating a very pure diet my taste has become pretty sensitive towards these...
rawdeedah - 01-11-2009 07:00 PM
I agree! Ani's book has waaaaay to much salt in most of the recipes. I have omitted all the salt and started adding just a touch of shoyu or salt to taste since the first salt-fest!
rawchic - 01-10-2009 08:52 PM
check out the thread for the monthly challenge. People post all their meals there every day. You'll get a good idea at all the variety since it's different for everyone.
contessa20 - 01-08-2009 06:31 PM
Welcome to the raw lifestyle. I wish you all the success in the world. I went raw a few years ago and fell off the wagon when I eventually got bored with fruit and salad. My one piece of advice, learn the recipes!!! Spend a few weeks with a recipe book and just make everything that looks good. That will give you confidence in the kitchen and help you to continue on. I actually found Alissa's DVD helpful for this. It made her big book of "weird" recipes a lot less intimidating. Best of luck.
rawdeedah - 01-08-2009 04:24 PM
Hello! I am always going back and forth as well. I have gotten a lot of good advice from Natalia Rose's Raw Detox Diet book... it offers steps to gradually go raw. Although the recipes are pretty simplistic and repititious, they are easy to make and not as complicated as some of the other books out there. The Raw Truth is another fave of mine. Also dk red veggie and leafy greens are great for the heart according to my husband's Naturopath. Good Luck!
MelissaO - 01-08-2009 11:06 AM
Hello and welcome! I found inspriration by looking at the before and after's posted in the forum. :)
rawchic - 01-08-2009 10:56 AM
Welcome - it's great to have you with us! You will be amazed at how wonderful you start feeling after the first few days of eating raw. It's the best inspiration for continuing to eat this way. Looking forward to hearing more about you.